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List of articles in this edition
My Struggle with Uncontrollable Bladder
Roseline Atieno reports her interviews with two women who suffer this condition, known medically as vaginal fistula. Jemimah (not her real name) has been operated three times. Her problem with urinary incontinence or fistula, started when she was 16 years old, in 1998, after she delivered at home. She lived with the condition until 2005,…
It’s harder than I thought..!
Alice Kituli I always thought pregnancy was easy but I have learnt from experience that it is not. My husband, Donald Mutua, and I wanted a baby and we had planned for it. First, it took me two months to conceive. During that time, I was a worried woman. It may have only been two…
Second time, new experience
So far so good,’ she announces cheerfully. ‘I have not had any problems although this pregnancy has come seven years after my first born son. It seems like the first time—a totally new experience.’ INTERVIEW BY ROSELYNE ATIENO WRITTEN BY KUI WAGACHA Phideliah discloses that when she got her first born son, she was very…
HIV positive but I still had a baby
JANE* was delighted that she was finally going to graduate, having spent over 14 years in school some of which were very trying. Being a strong Christian and a leader of the Christian Union, Jane’s main preoccupation was the church, outreach missions, and books on a daily basis. She did not only dream of one…
Speak …on pregnant note 8
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At peace despite losing Baby
Winnie Thuku lost her baby in the last leg of her pregnancy journey. She is at peace however, knowing that her little girl will be spending her first Christmas in heaven. I have always looked forward to becoming a mother, but there never was an opportune moment to start out. I was always busy furthering…
The Gynae’s Call
“I told you that you should not have another baby until after two years.” I cannot stand the look of the person facing me in the mirror. Worse still, I cannot stand the presence of my husband in the house—let alone the look he is giving me and the words on his lips. ‘Honey… I…
I got the POWER
I got the POWER Some time in May, Nora Ndonye was bound in a two-week spell of nauseating headaches and fatigue that would just not budge no matter how much she rested. Going to hospital in a bid to establish her body’s bizzare behaviour, she was handed the news that she was pregnant. Well, it…
